Waxing · 98.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
Moon age
14.7days
Moon phase on February 22, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, February 22, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.9% of its visible face lit, 14.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.7 dMoon age
374,916 km232,962 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 22, 1959 is on Monday, February 23, 1959 at 08:54 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 7, 1959 at 19:22 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 15, 1959 | 19:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, February 23, 1959 | 08:54 |
The Moon around February 22
More about this date
Sunday, February 22, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 1959 to the new moon of March 9, 1959, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.